UNSEEN Food of Sicily, ITALY - Fruit-shaped Marzipan + PASTA + Cucina Povera | Vegan Cultures

I'm exploring Sicily's unseen plant-based food. Get ready for a food tour around the island to experience traditional Italian dishes you might have never heard about before. 🇮🇹
This is Vegan Cultures, a series where I explore traditional plant-based food from around the world. Huge thanks Seggiano for showing us how ancient grain pasta is produced, and to‪@SlowFoodInt‬ and Meatless Monday for supporting this show. Thanks also to ‪@MircoManninoInViaggioconTe‬ from Go Ask a Local for taking us to see the process of making Frutta Martorana.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:02 Semolina
04:01 Lolli con Fave
09:37 Seggiano Ancient Grain Pasta
12:59 Pasta con I Tenerumi
14:43 Almonds
21:16 Frutta Martorana
27:57 Biancomangiare
29:29 Maccu di Fave
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We're kicking things off at an old mill, where ancient grain durum wheat is milled into semolina, the flour that is used for pasta and bread.
We'll then see how the semolina flour is turned into fresh pasta for Lolli con fave, a traditional dish of pasta with fava beans, and Cavatelli alla Norma, cavatelli pasta with a tomato sauce and fried aubergines.
There's one more stop to the pasta journey, because I'm learning how ancient grain pasta is produced on a slightly larger scale and that it is usually made without egg.
Afterwards, I'm visiting a small restaurant to taste a secret Sicilian dish, pasta con i tenerumi, which you can only find for a short period of the year in summer.
In the middle of the countryside of Noto, I'm visiting an almond farm to see how Slow Food Presidium almonds are grown biodynamically/without intervention. We're then turning the Romana almonds into freshly squeezed almond milk.
In Scicli, the almond theme continues. Here, at a small Dolceria, almonds are turned into a traditional Sicilian sweet, Frutta Martorana. These days, it's rarely bought by locals, and thus either used by the Dolceria to display in their windows or to be given as a gift, because it's nice to look at. The flavour is however quite sweet because of the large amount of sugar that is added. Locals prefer the almond pasta, pasta di mandorla, which is less sweet, and a little cheaper.
I am then visiting one of Sicily's famed caffès to try a lesser known dessert called Biancomangiare, which is almost entirely made from almond milk.
And finally, I'm visiting a Slow Food restaurant close to Mount Etna, to taste three traditional Sicilian dishes. Pasta con trunzu, Maccu di fave and Caponata.
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Let me know in the comments which country I should visit next and what kind of dishes I might find!
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  • @Apollo440
    @Apollo44010 ай бұрын

    Thank you! That is what vegan food should be about: finding traditional recipes from cultures, which preserved it. I've always wondered where the traditional vegan food recipes are, and then I found this channel! You don't need to invent vegan recipes around non-vegan dishes. In every part of the world, wherever there's agriculture, there are recipes, tested throughout the generations. Tasty and sustainable.

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    That’s exactly what it’s about 😊 thanks for grasping it so well!

  • @a.leehilliard4716

    @a.leehilliard4716

    10 ай бұрын

    It is not difficult to find the info unless you make it difficult. Do the work.

  • @Apollo440

    @Apollo440

    10 ай бұрын

    @@a.leehilliard4716 all the hyped channels on YT and recommended videos are not traditional, but rather "veganized" dishes. Open your eyes.

  • @M.P.7.

    @M.P.7.

    9 ай бұрын

    I couldn’t agree more 👍👍👍

  • @Jenqh

    @Jenqh

    5 ай бұрын

    just a reminder though that those are not mutually exclusive. for example, you can buy fake animal products only when you crave them and then any other day you can eat naturally/traditionally vegan dishes (which, i agree about this, should absolutely be celebrated more).

  • @shessassy
    @shessassy10 ай бұрын

    I'm loving this series - not only am I learning about new vegan recipes, but getting to practice my Italian comprehension!

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    Haha win win!

  • @nehanaveli19
    @nehanaveli1910 ай бұрын

    Hey there The dishes are so simple but so healthy and good. You show that being a vegan is not a trend but something which we had from a vey long time. The time and patience you have and take to bring out these recipes and techniques are incredible. You appreciate all the efforts that has been done to get a simple looking dish. The nature always gives us alternatives for what we cannot eat. The way you say nothing is veganised but natural plant based food shows how its always a patt of our lives. Appreciating your efforts to bring out these. All the very best for your steps you are gonna take ahead.

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much 😊

  • @DearProfessorRF
    @DearProfessorRF9 ай бұрын

    As a vegan and son of Italian, this was a supreme trip🪷🙏🏻💙💜

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    9 ай бұрын

    There's two more episodes coming!

  • @rockwelaj
    @rockwelaj3 ай бұрын

    I have never enjoyed vegan content as much as this.

  • @marcomaltarello
    @marcomaltarello4 ай бұрын

    just wonderful! i’m italian and vegan, but i have never heard of many of the things you showed in these videos! the idea of looking for traditionally plant-based dishes from different places is beautiful, thank you for your work! ❤

  • @tanzeelakakitchen7959
    @tanzeelakakitchen79599 ай бұрын

    Super and delicious recipe my dear friend 🌻🌹🥀🌼🪷🌸🌺💐🌷

  • @liamtahaney713
    @liamtahaney71310 ай бұрын

    Love the full length videos! Have gotta get to sicily soon. I think it is worth noting that many people with medical issues with gluten (celiac, of course being the main one) have no benefit at all from flour with "less" or "more easily digestible" gluten. This is in fact a bit of a toxic myth, as it misinforms people about how gluten intolerance actually works and can lead to poor communication about what is and isn't safe to eat.

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    Hi thanks for sharing that! You're absolutely right, it's not to say that anyone can eat pasta that is made with this type of grain. As always, it's more complex than that. Yet, I thought it worth sharing that modern wheat might have lost a lot of its original qualities, which could be the reason for some of the issues linked to it. After all, it's been a staple food for most of human life.

  • @krisztaarvai2885

    @krisztaarvai2885

    10 ай бұрын

    I realy like the videos you share ,and the food is akso very good. Thank you very much. for all this👌👌👌👍👍👍😉❤️

  • @liamtahaney713

    @liamtahaney713

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@BakingHermanndefinitely!!! I would be curious if cultivating wheat with high gluten had a relationship on population scale with intolerance to it. Because I have to imagine many people with celiac would have just died back in the days when breakfast lunch and dinner were each 1/3 a loaf of bread and you washed in down with a half dozen beers at each sitting

  • @bea3ce687

    @bea3ce687

    10 ай бұрын

    In Italy, celiac people get a check from the government to subsidize their special diet. Of course that is no use to a tourist. But the grocery stores are quite well stocked of gluten-free products. A few restaurants offer safe food as well. In fairness, though, the man was not saying that those gutens can be eaten by people who have celiac disease, or that it causes them to be less "sick" if they consume it.

  • @liamtahaney713

    @liamtahaney713

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@bea3ce687we love Italy for that reason (among many). It's actually the place I think has the best understanding of what celiac means and how to properly feed people with the disease. We like to take the train instead of fly, and spend the last night filling extra bags full of gluten free goodies.

  • @AstralHealthGuy
    @AstralHealthGuy9 ай бұрын

    These videos were exactly what I've been looking for ages, really well done

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, can't wait to share the next ones from Tuscany!

  • @AstralHealthGuy

    @AstralHealthGuy

    9 ай бұрын

    @@BakingHermann thank you!! That's amazing, I hope you will do one from my mother region of Campania though Its great to see regions I know less about 🙂🙂🙂

  • @colsylvester639
    @colsylvester63910 ай бұрын

    Been soooo, looking forward to the next instalment of your series and it didn't disappoint! Thank you so much! Time to experiment with recipes at home!

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    So chuffed about that, thanks for watching!

  • @birgit-louisenick9534
    @birgit-louisenick95343 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this inspiring, mouth-watering and educational series! Would you consider making episodes about traditional vegan foods (probably also mostly food of the poor) from Northern Europe? I suspect, that if you dig deep enough, you'll find lots of traditionally vegan dishes there, as well.

  • @ulrikereisenauer6895
    @ulrikereisenauer68953 ай бұрын

    This is so amazing! I need to watch it again to write down the recipies.😊

  • @krisztaarvai2885
    @krisztaarvai288510 ай бұрын

    I realy like the videos you share ,and the food is also very good....thank you very much for all this👌👌👌👍👍👍😉😉❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for always tuning in 😊

  • @krisztaarvai2885

    @krisztaarvai2885

    10 ай бұрын

    @@BakingHermann ❤️

  • @sarafanale4683
    @sarafanale468310 ай бұрын

    I'm Sicilian, from Palermo, you have to try the pasta soup with tenerumi and broken spaghetti and the pasta with cabbage (tronzo) soup I love them even they are eaten in summer

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    I tried tenerumi and trunzu, but not in a soup. Next time!

  • @sarafanale4683

    @sarafanale4683

    10 ай бұрын

    @@BakingHermann I'm sure you will like them ☺️

  • @Lea-zf7lm

    @Lea-zf7lm

    9 ай бұрын

    I make a broken spaghetti soup with zuchinni because that's what is available here. Lots of basil and parsley are added at the end. Does that resemble what you make?

  • @sameeryadav5100
    @sameeryadav510010 ай бұрын

    I loving the series ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @Aimie-daisy
    @Aimie-daisy17 күн бұрын

    In Thailand there is a similar dessert called kanom luk choop and it's very traditional. It's made from mung bean and has a shiny coating made from agar (vegan version of gelatin made from seaweed). Maria Guyomar de Pinha, a Japanese-Indian-Portuguese noble-woman, is attributed for creating/introducing it along with other traditional desserts that are originally influenced by Portuguese desserts. In this case, kanom luk chup is the Thai version of Portuguese maçapão, which is also made of almonds based mazipan. This video makes me wonder who originally came up with the idea of fruit-shaped mazipan in Portugal since the Arabs are attributed for introducing it to Sicily.

  • @Trund27
    @Trund27Ай бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic video.

  • @MainstreamDB
    @MainstreamDB3 ай бұрын

    You are doing God's work Hermann!

  • @moodychica
    @moodychica4 ай бұрын

    Wow! I love this series ❤ I'm vegan and I always gravitate to recipes that are traditionally vegan. I'm lookign forward to seing the next episode

  • @malllikathapa
    @malllikathapaАй бұрын

    so basically, Julius doesn't just create the best recipes and dishes in addition to being extremely tall and handsome; he also speaks perfectly fluent Italian! damn, boi!

  • @DandyLioness83
    @DandyLioness839 ай бұрын

    I just discovered your channel and I instantly had to subscribe! I love your content, and all things plant based! 💖

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @KryptoCosmo
    @KryptoCosmo3 ай бұрын

    Your videos are extremely good quality in all ways !

  • @aparnakarmakar4929
    @aparnakarmakar49293 ай бұрын

    Awesome!!

  • @dkann1
    @dkann14 ай бұрын

    We have similar dessert to almond marzipan here in India, cashew apple which is made with cashew nuts and sugar, saffron is used for colouring, instead of plastic leaf we use clove (spice) as a stem so everything is edible

  • @shybloodlover
    @shybloodlover7 ай бұрын

    Another wonderful and exciting look into so many incredible dishes and produce!

  • @sarahspora
    @sarahspora9 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed watching this video!! Beautiful literally made my day:) thank you

  • @SimoneBattaglia94
    @SimoneBattaglia9410 ай бұрын

    Bravo! Thanks for this excellent documentary.

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm glad you liked it!

  • @cischinni
    @cischinni10 ай бұрын

    I love this kind of series! Love your content

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @bywaternyc7856
    @bywaternyc785610 ай бұрын

    That lolli con fave looks absolutely incredible. (Not that Italian food doesn't always looks great!) Am envious of your linguistic fluency, Hermann. Your English is flawless. Have you spent time either in the UK, or in the States? Are you living in Italy now? What a good life you've made for yourself. (EDIT: Found your website and read your bio. Ignore my question about your flawless English! 😁)

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    9 ай бұрын

    It’s such an incredible dish! The best of cucina povera 😊

  • @MillerKevinG
    @MillerKevinG10 ай бұрын

    You are such a fantastic presenter! Another wonderful video! Thank you so much!

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @dikydankedude
    @dikydankedude9 ай бұрын

    Ausgezeichnet! Děkuji moc for this 🙏

  • @angelwild5665
    @angelwild566510 ай бұрын

    I love the length and content of this video. Enjoyed seeing the factory grinding semolina. Never knew. Watching dishes being made, so good! Thank you.

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    Appreciate that, thanks for tuning in!

  • @thehumblespinster
    @thehumblespinster10 ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed this, I'm a big believer that in the rush to recreate vegan options of everything, we are overlooking the traditionally vegan foods and meals that have been or are being eaten across the world. Shane that pasta mill used silk and the shellac coating the marzipan sweets

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    9 ай бұрын

    Very true, and that’s exactly what this is about! Good point with the silk and shellac, but I’m hopeful that this will be addressed once we become more aware 😊

  • @vishnuprasad2312
    @vishnuprasad23123 ай бұрын

    how do you only have 11k views! this is tv worthy!!

  • @anotherbeautifulwondergirl7051
    @anotherbeautifulwondergirl705110 ай бұрын

    i grew up with occasional treats of fruit shaped marzipan. now i share my love of marzipan with the next generations of my family.. i just no longer have access to the fruit/decorated ones

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    9 ай бұрын

    It’s all about passing on the methods behind those treats ☺️ love that!

  • @INXPhase
    @INXPhaseАй бұрын

    incredibly valuable content, thank you very much! Its offensive how low the views are on this

  • @luluandmeow
    @luluandmeow3 ай бұрын

    It was wonderful to hear what the man who grows almonds said about respecting the land, the environment, and appreciating nature's bounty, the wonderful fruit, rare almond species, etc. I noticed how much oil was added to the gorgeous food, both in this and the other video about Sicilian vegan food and wonder if it contributes to the excess weight so many of the guests carry, this never used to be the case in Mediterranean countries until a couple of decades ago. Oil is the most fattening food on the planet, eat in moderation if you want to stay a healthy weight

  • @dpop8378
    @dpop83784 ай бұрын

    I love the philosophy of the almond guy.

  • @Kara_2505
    @Kara_25055 ай бұрын

    This culinary culture trip was awesome! 🙌 Thank you so much. I really admire the vision of Sicilians on agriculture and food. To them organic, regenerative and seasonal growing is just common sense, wich it is! So great that they hold on to what they believe. PS Tip: add a link to part 2 to the video and description of part.1.

  • @scienceislove2014
    @scienceislove20149 ай бұрын

    You're just so UNDERRATED

  • @okty8372
    @okty83729 ай бұрын

    Amazing video how can it have so little views !!

  • @studiosoixante
    @studiosoixante8 ай бұрын

    These are wonderful videos. It makes me want to not only become vegan, but also to travel to these establishments. Thank you so much!

  • @skpince
    @skpince10 ай бұрын

    Great. I was getting fed up with the shorts no matter how good they were, good to c u posting videos, especially like this one. Keep it up.

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    Will try to do more of this! Thank you!

  • @ecembsatici
    @ecembsatici5 ай бұрын

    Julius! I watched both parts of this amazing tour of yours and i learned so much🤩 Hopefully i will go to Sicily this June and i will definetly try these spots! Thank you so much for sharing and showing the world how vegan meals can taste fantastic ❤️ I have a question though, my Phone doesnt support the app you shared and i couldn't find some of the places you shared :/ If there are open adresses that you can share that would be awesome🥰

  • @choodha_World
    @choodha_World10 ай бұрын

    This is so good never had an idea Italy would have vegetarian street food 😊

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    So much! A lot of these dishes come from the need to create something sustaining while having access to very little. Love the diversity of all the food I ate there!

  • @bea3ce687

    @bea3ce687

    10 ай бұрын

    And this is specifically vegan, vegetarian food is way more easy to find.

  • @NapaValleyVegan

    @NapaValleyVegan

    10 ай бұрын

    Panelle & caponata are delicious and accidentally vegan!

  • @aruniosmo1
    @aruniosmo16 ай бұрын

    Please. More of them

  • @theterribleturnip
    @theterribleturnip7 ай бұрын

    Isn't shellac not vegan? They glazed the frutta martorana with it. They look really good tho

  • @cresentiae
    @cresentiae7 ай бұрын

    Thank you #Savesoil

  • @Veronica_Lanzas
    @Veronica_Lanzas10 ай бұрын

    I've been waiting for this episode, the truth is that I'm delighted with the content. I realize that the saying "eating meat is cultural" is a fallacy. Because our cultures in relation to food were in harmony with nature, perhaps that is why they enjoyed good health. Thank you for sharing this great adventure with us. A kiss and a hug. ❤

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the motivational words. There's so much more to explore - all in tune with what you're saying!

  • @colsylvester639
    @colsylvester63910 ай бұрын

    Will you have some recipes soon, for home made vegan pasta?

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    Will definitely try to share some!

  • @colsylvester639

    @colsylvester639

    10 ай бұрын

    @@BakingHermann excellent and thank you very much! I've never made pasta before!

  • @lttrbox
    @lttrbox2 ай бұрын

    Your video's are amazing! I've discovered them and now every day I watch one. Really good! There was just one thing; I don't think the shellac on the fruits is vegan. It is made from lice. Personally I'm not really concerned with it, as I am not a really strict vegan, but I thought you might want to know if you are.

  • @yellowflowerorangeflower5706
    @yellowflowerorangeflower57069 ай бұрын

    New sub

  • @Trenchant468
    @Trenchant4686 ай бұрын

    Love marzipan. Making pasta is so fun, but now I’m gluten sensitive…:(. It is shocking how many places I’ve gone to find fava beans to no avail.

  • @phattam319
    @phattam31910 ай бұрын

    ♥️♥️😍😍👍

  • @Natalie-ot9db
    @Natalie-ot9db4 ай бұрын

    vegan lifestyle🤌❤️❤️✨♾️

  • @an_amv6929
    @an_amv69299 ай бұрын

    Hey bro do you need a video editor? I can help you

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    9 ай бұрын

    Sure, please email me via my website www.bakinghermann.com

  • @vikimittal2150
    @vikimittal21503 ай бұрын

    who can say No, to that face

  • @Thepunchualboxer
    @Thepunchualboxer6 ай бұрын

    I love how the thumbnail and food the title features first aren't vegan... since they literally coat it in shellac. Truly 'vegan cultures'.

  • @vaishalipandey3221
    @vaishalipandey32219 ай бұрын

    Pehli baar baigan ko pasta mein jatey dekha itna ajeeb laga 😂😂

  • @Apollo440
    @Apollo44010 ай бұрын

    Lovely videos. Great quality and a lot of soul! But you said there - honey isn't vegan. I understand the premise, that living organisms (bees) processed it. If so, then, by that logic, leavened bread and other fermented produce like sauerkraut, kombucha or wine shouldn't count as vegan. Even worse - you eat those living organisms, which do the fermentation.

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    10 ай бұрын

    It’s a grey zone for some, I guess, but certainly controversial for many. Bees are sentient beings and like dairy, honey is not simply a byproduct they create, but a food source. So it’s different to live non-sentient bacteria. Honestly, I don’t think it’s a black and white or yes and no scenario, but it’s complex and too complex to all mention during the video 😅

  • @Apollo440

    @Apollo440

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@BakingHermann thanks for the reply! Of course, all of those things can't fit into one video. But in my honest opinion, here's where it came from: somebody, who doesn't wish vegans well, decided "Hm, so they exclude things, which are bad for them? Well, let's make them exclude something that's good for them, so they're not that healthy and get back to their old eating habits". For me it sure seems like, that there are forces, trying to keep people from massively going vegan, to keep the "good ole" factory farms running, you know? It's something, I think, is 100% worth factoring in. About the question of sentience: until recently, we couldn't see those ferments, which produce the sauerkraut, make bread puff up, or produce wine. To put things into perspective: until the 80's doctors didn't consider newborn kids to feel pain, so they operated on them without anesthetics! What I'm saying is - who knows, what those little fermenting fellas feel? Maybe it's just a matter of time, before we find out. Imagine somebody made "ferments being not vegan" a hype, and made vegans quit even more foods, which, like honey, comprised a large portion of their calorie intake (just as honey is 15 - 80% of total calories consumed by different indigenous populations worldwide). And believe me, it's being worked on: "Carbs": breads, pastas, beans, lentils & crops have been banned from many tables worldwide, because of the "evil gluten" and because "carbs are bad". Although our ancestors thrived on starch (complex carbs), but who can see the difference now? For most - "Carbs = bad & that's it". I'm writing all of this for you to see the whole picture and consider the powers at play in our world, working relentlessly to make healthy eating unsustainable. Looking forward to your next videos!

  • @lifeisactuallyveryboring.7771
    @lifeisactuallyveryboring.77719 ай бұрын

    I like steak.

  • @BakingHermann

    @BakingHermann

    9 ай бұрын

    Many people do. They also like other foods. ☺

  • @vikimittal2150
    @vikimittal21503 ай бұрын

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